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Iyanla Vanzant is a respected spiritual teacher and author, born on September 13, 1953. She is dedicated to helping individuals achieve spiritual fulfillment and personal growth through her teachings on self-improvement, healing, and transformation. Vanzant's work has been influential in inspiring many to embrace their spirituality and make positive changes in their lives.

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“Our minds work like a garden. It is fertile ground that accepts any and everything we plant. Good or evil, constructive or destructive, our lives will bear the fruit of the seeds we plant in our minds.”

Thinking Mind Evil Accepting Our Lives Bears Garden Plant Fruit Seeds Destructive Constructive Fertile Fertile Ground

Book:Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

Source: Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

“My vision is to elevate the consciousness of humanity one mind, one heart, one life, one spirit at a time. They are married.”

Mind Heart Spirit Humanity Consciousness Vision Married

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“Everything that's happening in our world is a function of what is going on inside of people. We are violent in our minds. We are violent with one another. We walk past one another in the street and don't even look nor make eye contact - don't speak. We can be outraged about the missiles and the planes. I'm more outraged that somebody will walk past me in the street and not look me in the face and say good morning.”

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“Dear God, Please untie the nots. All of the can nots, should nots, may nots and have nots. Please erase from my mind the thoughts that I am not good enough.”

Should Mind May Enough Please Dear Good Enough Erase Not Good Enough Dear God

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“I have learned the hard way to mind my business, without judging who people are and what they do. I am more troubled by the lack of space being provided for the truth to unfold. Humans cannot seem to wait for or honor the truth. Instead, we make it up based on who we believe people should or should not be.”

People Way Should Mind Believe Humans Hard Seems Waiting Space Judging Honor I Have Learned Hard Way

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“When you gossip, it's self-hexing. Because when you do it, it comes back to you. Everything starts with the word. The word is demonstrating a condition of the mind. If it's in your mind and comes out of your mouth, it will be created.”

Ifs Mind Self Conditions Mouths Gossip Demonstrating

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“In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves to be available and accessible to another human being in order to heal, learn and grow.”

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“I have a daily message, 'Stimumail,' which I use to stimulate the mind and heart. I have the opportunity to touch over 60,000 people I have never met. I also use Twitter and Facebook.”

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“Everything is just as it needs to be. And if we would forgive, our minds and hearts would open and we could see another possibility.”

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“In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies, souls, and issues that would come together as soon as the ceremony was over.”

Mind Soul Body Together Process Issues Unions Planning Ceremony Mind Body

Book:Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through

Source: Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through

“Your greatest adversary is also your greatest teacher. Like it or not, it is the job of certain people to bring out the worst in you. What they trigger is already in you. They are here to reveal the sore, tender wounded places in your heart and mind, and they are providing you with a wonderful and divine opportunity for healing.”

People Mind Heart Jobs Certain Opportunity Healing Teacher Wonderful Worst Divine Providing Wounded Heart And Mind Triggers Adversaries

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“Each of us was born to fulfill a divine purpose. As we open our hearts and minds to a new way of being, the purpose of our lives unfolds organically.”

Way Mind Heart Purpose Born Our Lives Divine New Ways Heart And Mind Divine Purpose

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“Forgiveness is a process of giving up the old for something new. Old experiences and memories that we hold on to in anger, resentment, shame, or guilt cloud our spirit mind. The truth is, everything that has happened had to happen. It was a growth experience. There was something you needed to know or learn. If you stay angry, hurt, afraid, ashamed, or guilty, you miss the lesson. You will be stuck in a cloud of pain.”

“In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of all, breathe. When you seek guidance, understanding, clarity, or peace of mind, the first step is to master the art of silence and to rethink the value of solitude.”

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“When we pray, it opens our minds to the divine consciousness of God. Prayer opens your mind to answers that have always been present.”

Mind Prayer Answers Consciousness Divine Praying Praying To God God Prayer

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“When a thing has served its purpose, it will go away. Sometimes it will break. At other times, it will simply die off. Then, there are those times when for no reason, it will simply fall apart. If you try to hold on to something that has already fulfilled its purpose in your life, you are going to hurt yourself. If holding on is disturbing your peace of mind, it makes sense to let it go.”

Ifs Trying Mind Sometimes Reason Purpose Dies Fall Hurt Break Make Sense No Reason Peace Of Mind Going Away Fulfilled Falling Apart Disturbing Holding On Let It Go

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“When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.”

Mind Heart Our Lives Draws Heart And Mind

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“It is not your duty or responsibility to change the minds of other people. The nature of their thinking is advanced or limited by their experience. In your presence, they have an opportunity to learn about you and, perhaps, to grow.”

People Thinking Mind Opportunity Grows Responsibility Duty Your Presence Opportunities To Learn

Book:Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

Source: Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

“No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.”

Mind Lasts Worry Forever Trouble Rain Overcoming Storm Overcoming Fear

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“Forgiveness means accepting what is or what has been and becoming willing to see it differently. You cannot un-hear what you have heard or un-see what you have seen. What you can do is stop believing that what occurred has somehow left you broken, damaged and wounded. While forgiveness ain’t easy, it’s the most important inner work you can do within your mind and heart.”

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“You must be ready in mind, body, and spirit before you can make a change. People cannot convince you to do it. You cannot force you to do it. Everything you think, say, and do until that happens is just preparation. So love yourself right now. Honor yourself. Keep talking to yourself. Keep thinking ready thoughts. In the meantime, try to remember you will not be ready until you are ready.”

“Have the courage to speak your mind and tell the truth from a position of love rather than anger or fear, being open to accept the views of others without feeling threatened or defeated, relinquishing the ego's need to be in control by demonstrating the willingness to do whatever it takes to establish peace.”

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“Accept all invitations to do a new thing. Dare not limit yourself. Move toward your wildest #‎ dream , take the labels off your mind, and step boldly into your greatness.”

Mind Dream Moving Accepting Steps Greatness Limits Dare Labels New Things Invitations Wildest Dreams

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“You can't do anything as long as you are afraid of what might happen. Fear clouds opportunities, erases possibilities, and limits the ability to move beyond the place in which the mind is stuck. No matter how difficult we think the problem is, we must muster up the courage to face it.”

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“People have a right to change their minds and it has absolutely nothing to do with you. People change. As people change, their needs change. When people have a need, it is their responsibility to themselves to see their needs are met. And it has absolutely nothing to do with you.”

People Needs Mind Responsibility Mets Absolutely Nothing Need A Change

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“We cannot expect to be in control of the circumstances in our lives when we cannot control our minds for five minutes. Meditation is the daily minimum requirement that will prevent us from breaking down and falling apart at the most inopportune moments. It is the art of listening. It is a practice which enables us to tune in and fine-tune the key areas of our lives: the mind and the spirit.”

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“Crying purifies and cleanses. I once read about a scientific experiment which demonstrated that there are 38 toxic chemicals in a tear of sadness, while only one toxin exists in a tear of joy. As you cry in sadness, fear, or confusion, you cleanse the body and spirit of toxins which cloud the mind and prevent it from accepting the truth.”

“You are the only one who can do it like you do it. You are the best. You have what it takes. You have the power. When you put your mind to something, you get it done. So what are you waiting for?”

Mind Done Waiting Can Do Like You Get It Done

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“Joy is what we are, not what we must get. Joy is the realization that all we want or need in life has been etched into our souls. Joy helps us see not what we are "going through," but what we are "growing to"-a greater sense of understanding, accomplishment, and enlightenment. Joy reveals to us the calm at the end of the storm, the peace that surpasses the momentary happiness of pleasure. If we keep our minds centered on joy, joy becomes a state of mind.”

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“How do you spell peace? P-R-A-Y-E-R! Anything you believe you need is available to you through prayer. We are not talking here about a magic formula of proper and distinct words. Oh no! We are talking about opening your heart and your mouth, saying what's on your mind, knowing that once you do, the answer will be revealed.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant